This is a major North/South freeway between me and Houston I-69/Tx59: (San Jacinto River washing Jersey dividers across and over the edge)

https://twitter.com/DTGoteraKHOU/sta...282114/video/1

This is someone's drone footage of same area:

https://m.facebook.com/kevin.mcgrath...36586429703418

One thing that's absolutely pissing me off is the continued news coverage focusing on the negatives.

Repeat coverage of a few disgruntled survivors (oops victims) who have been rescued and taken to Red Cross shelters in the city that didn't have a f-ing king size suite set up for them and the people and bathrooms smell. You are freaking alive to complain about the smells and the free hot food and a dry place. Give me a break!

The news bashing the Mayor for not evacuating 6.5-million people ahead of the storm. So far he has saved more lives than those lost in the last evacuation by hundreds.

[Everyone (state, federal, and civilian volunteers) are coming together and working together to save a million stupid people from themselves. They are risking their lives to save everyone and their pets. I've made myself available to go out with search and rescue units from the Sheriffs Dept. in anyway I can. (I'm just limited in maneuvering myself) maybe tomorrow and this weekend I'll be out on boats getting people from flooded homes.]

Also, the news coverage of what the President has done or hasn't done and whether FLOTUS wore spiked high heels to visit Corpus Christy. For fucks sake who cares! (She looked great BTW). I think President Trump is doing a great job communicating with the Governor and FEMA. Now put a boot in Congress's ass and get the oil flowing!!!

I hate people and yet my job is to protect them. Everyone should have a 'sign' "I'm an idiot don't risk your life for me, I'll just complain!"

Okay rant/off. Just pisses me off to see those who are too stupid to help themselves complain about the people who are volunteers to help them through this. Grow a pair and grab them!

I may have to add this to my sig quotes!

The problem with being prepared is that no one else is and they rely on you to help them.

Protect your own first! Then do what you feel is needed.

Pat

ODNT, glad to hear you and your family have weathered (pardon the pun) what seems to be the worst of it (so far).

The types of people that are shooting at the Cajun Navy/looting/being general scum of the Earth rats are the same ones who fled Katrina w/ gov. issued debit cards and proceeded to buying luxury goods with them.

Ain't it a shame, disasters bring out the best and worst of people and the media and politicians get to profit off of people's misery. SMH

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers my brother! Harvey blew right over us this morning and made landfall at 0400. It's now a little north of us and we were able to stay dry. On Monday, I had some relatives bring me some sandbags in the event we would need them since the water made it inside my carport and about 10 feet from my front door.

As things are going now, I will probably be like you and be back at work tomorrow. This was the first storm since 1989 that I didn't have to actually work. It was a nice break.

Again, thanks for the thoughts and prayers. I am glad to hear your family did well.

How do you reinvent your life?
 

The horrible effects of Harvey are compounded by the relocation of people from their homes and jobs. Several thousands of people are being relocated to other cities in Texas and other states. While this does remove the individual from the flood it effectively moves an unemployed homeless person into an area where they will need to restart their lives from scratch. The "new normal" should find a way to allow people to remain as close to their former homes and to their jobs as possible. If that means construction of temporary housing and creating transportation to allow people to get to their jobs as soon as those businesses can be restored. I can't imagine the horror a person experiences being evacuated from their lives, not just from their homes, and having to restart their lives from nothing in a desperately short time. Imagine how hard or impossible that task would be if you were elderly, or if you were a single parent with school age kids. How does one reinvent their lives? I don't know.

I'm feeling better this morning. Watching the news the last few days focus on the few to many negatives should be outweighed by the tremendous amount of goodwill and life saving work being done. You could fill volumes with greatness being exhibited by professionals, Army NG, and volunteers from far away.

I'm tired of the sound bites that the press uses to exploit the emotional distress. There is already enough emotional distress for everyone here.

I saw an interview last night of a pastor there somewhere. He went to great lengths to explain the overwhelming response of townsfolk and congregation members in feeding/clothing/housing/helping people who showed up at his doors needing help.

Even in a disaster, there are just some lines that will not be crossed!

http://www.fox4news.com/sports/276162282-story :D

Pat